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>> very emotional. >> reporter: in court an unusual strategy by steven hayes' defense attorney. in an effort to avoid the death penalty, he admits his client committed the crime but also points the finger at police, saying officers could have done more to save the family. the police did respond to the petit home but never went inside. on the stand, the police captain testified they followed protocol, telling the jury if we had any indication of violence, i would have been the first one through the door. prosecutors are pushing for the death penalty in a crime that was as brutal as william petit appears strong. nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back here tonight, new hope for those trapped miners in chile. a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask your doctor if plavix is
>> very emotional. >> reporter: in court an unusual strategy by steven hayes' defense attorney. in an effort to avoid the death penalty, he admits his client committed the crime but also points the finger at police, saying officers could have done more to save the family. the police did respond to the petit home but never went inside. on the stand, the police captain testified they followed protocol, telling the jury if we had any indication of violence, i would have been the first...
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>> very emotional. >> reporter: in court an unusual strategy by steven hayes' defense attorney. in an effort to avoid the death penalty, he admits his client committed the crime but also points the finger at police, saying officers could have done more to save the family. cheshire police did respond to the petit home but never went inside. on the stand, the police captain testified they followed protocol, telling the jury if we had any indication of violence, i would have been the first one through the door. prosecutors are pushing for the death penalty in a crime that was as brutal as william petit appears strong. jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back here tonight, new hope for those trapped miners in chile. >>> a collision today on the new york state thruway has left at least six people dead. the accident involved a church van carrying 14 that collided with a tractor-trailer. seven people were critically injured. >>> in chile, the first of three drills has reached the 33 trapped miners, breaking through to their compartment 2,000 feet below ground. the plan no
>> very emotional. >> reporter: in court an unusual strategy by steven hayes' defense attorney. in an effort to avoid the death penalty, he admits his client committed the crime but also points the finger at police, saying officers could have done more to save the family. cheshire police did respond to the petit home but never went inside. on the stand, the police captain testified they followed protocol, telling the jury if we had any indication of violence, i would have been the...
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. >> reporter: the attorney for steven hayes admits his client's role in the crime in hopes of escaping the death penalty. a family's house once stood in this memorial garden where questions about whether two alleged killers could have been stopped sooner. susan candiotti, cnn, cheshire, connecticut. >> both suspects in the petit murders are convicted felons who were on parole at the time. why did the board release men who might be capable of such a brutal time? connecticut representative mike lawler is a professor of criminal justice at the university of new haven. mike, thanks for joining us. you know this case from front to back. were you outraged when you first learned that these men were on parole? >> well, it's not just that they were on parole. it's the fact that there was information that the parole board and the department of corrections should have had that would have changed the decision-making here. this is a classic case of the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. since that time, there's been a lot of changes. but in retrospect, it's clear that things would
. >> reporter: the attorney for steven hayes admits his client's role in the crime in hopes of escaping the death penalty. a family's house once stood in this memorial garden where questions about whether two alleged killers could have been stopped sooner. susan candiotti, cnn, cheshire, connecticut. >> both suspects in the petit murders are convicted felons who were on parole at the time. why did the board release men who might be capable of such a brutal time? connecticut...
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the trial of steven hayes begins in connecticut. hayes was a paroled burglar back in 2007 when he was arrested and charged with a triple homicide during a home invasion. that crime rocked a small town in connecticut. >>> the queen of daytime tv, oprah winfrey, begins her 25th and final season today of "the oprah winfrey show." her first guest of the season, actor john travolta. >>> and the final of the men's u.s. open will be completed in queens after being postponed due to rain sunday. number one seeded rafael nadal takes on the number three seeded novak djokovic. should be a great match. >> i cannot wait. 4:00 eastern time. >> you're ready. >> i figured it out. watch it. >> right. >>> finally, a kinder, gentler rock experience, if you can pay the fierce price. >> concert promoters are luring spectators to what was once a very gritty experience by offering some vip treatment. as dan harris reports, no one would call it hard rock. ♪ >> reporter: at woodstock people put up with mud, rain, and general misery. fast-forward 41 years t
the trial of steven hayes begins in connecticut. hayes was a paroled burglar back in 2007 when he was arrested and charged with a triple homicide during a home invasion. that crime rocked a small town in connecticut. >>> the queen of daytime tv, oprah winfrey, begins her 25th and final season today of "the oprah winfrey show." her first guest of the season, actor john travolta. >>> and the final of the men's u.s. open will be completed in queens after being postponed...
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. >> reporter: suspects joshua and steven hayes did leave. but only police say after allegedly strangling and raping mrs. hawkes-petit and their children. husband michael petit was beaten and tied up in the basement before the house was set on fire. he escaped. the only survivor. nagging questions remain about whether police could have stormed the house and saved the family. >> it is tempting to at least raise questions about the behavior of the police. because they were there, and didn't enter while the victims were still alive. >> reporter: a radio log shows patrols notified at 9:26 a.m. about 20 minutes later a call to set up a perimeter before phoning the house. ten more minutes pass, and the suspects bolt. the house is on fire. police call for an ambulance and fire truck. more than a half hour after the first call. security expert tom ruskin defends the small 49-man force, but in hindsight says -- >> you have to take the house immediately. if you knew what you knew today, what was going on then, first officers probably as quickly as they
. >> reporter: suspects joshua and steven hayes did leave. but only police say after allegedly strangling and raping mrs. hawkes-petit and their children. husband michael petit was beaten and tied up in the basement before the house was set on fire. he escaped. the only survivor. nagging questions remain about whether police could have stormed the house and saved the family. >> it is tempting to at least raise questions about the behavior of the police. because they were there, and...
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>> yes, he's right here. >> reporter: then suspects steven hayes and joshua komisarjevsky allegedly set the house o on fire and attempt to flee in their car. police tried to block the driveway causing the cars to collide. the officers approached with pistols drawn but the suspects race away only to crash moments later. police have been criticized for taking too long to act. >> i can't say giving any blame whatsoever to the policemen. it belongs exclusively to the two men. >> jurors were were also shown graphic pictures from inside the charred home including gruesome photos of the bodies. for the first time william petit broke down in tears and the jury was so upset, they were sent home early. >> i think the one that really upset the jurors most was michaela, though, because she's bound to her bed. she's got herself twisted up and she's trying to escape. a beautiful little girl, whose end was so very, very hor bible, unthinkably horrible. >> reporter: the two girls died of smoke inhalation. jennifer petit was raped, strangled. in the courtroom when jurors got a chance to look at those ju
>> yes, he's right here. >> reporter: then suspects steven hayes and joshua komisarjevsky allegedly set the house o on fire and attempt to flee in their car. police tried to block the driveway causing the cars to collide. the officers approached with pistols drawn but the suspects race away only to crash moments later. police have been criticized for taking too long to act. >> i can't say giving any blame whatsoever to the policemen. it belongs exclusively to the two men....
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hayes and joshua komisarjevsky set the house on fire. dr. petit escapes the house and goes to a neighbor's home and makes that call. a lot of questions if proper protocol was followed here. >> just tragic all >> no matter what happened. >> i want to take you back to the breaking news we're following out of baltimore. johns hopkins confirming they have an ongoing shooting incident on one of the floors of the main hospital. it is not in the emergency room. we do know one doctor has been shot. he's been listed as in critical condition. the suspect is still inside the hospital. according to authorities having barricaded himself in a room or an office on site there. the process of evacuating that hospital is being undertaken by the baltimore police, as well as the hospital security there at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. we'll continue to follow this story. we're back right after this. i can't even tell you how much it's changed my life. [ male announcer ] only rogaine is proven to regrow hair in 85% of guys. no more hats. [ male announ
hayes and joshua komisarjevsky set the house on fire. dr. petit escapes the house and goes to a neighbor's home and makes that call. a lot of questions if proper protocol was followed here. >> just tragic all >> no matter what happened. >> i want to take you back to the breaking news we're following out of baltimore. johns hopkins confirming they have an ongoing shooting incident on one of the floors of the main hospital. it is not in the emergency room. we do know one doctor...
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after one more day off, he will be back in charge of the trial of steven hayes. in 2007, hayes and an accomplish broke in a home in connecticut and took a family of four hostage. investigators tell us the suspects tortured the family, raped a mother, raped an 11-year-old girl. in the end, killed everyone but the father. a man in kentucky accused of killing his wife claims caffeine made him do it. police say a man 33-year-old woody schmidt here used an extension cord to strangle his wife amanda last may, but his lawyer argues that the client became temporarily insane. because he ingested too many caffeinated drinks, energy drinks, soda and diet pills. he calls it caffeine intoxication. it has been used as a defense in at least one other case, in 2009. when a washington state man was cleared of charges following a hit-and-run crash that injured two college students. more than 12 months after, doctors said the lockerbie bomber had a year to live, he's getting out of bed and walking around. that from a man whose daughter died in that bombing. jim swire visited the co
after one more day off, he will be back in charge of the trial of steven hayes. in 2007, hayes and an accomplish broke in a home in connecticut and took a family of four hostage. investigators tell us the suspects tortured the family, raped a mother, raped an 11-year-old girl. in the end, killed everyone but the father. a man in kentucky accused of killing his wife claims caffeine made him do it. police say a man 33-year-old woody schmidt here used an extension cord to strangle his wife amanda...
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an unusual strategy by steven hayes' defense attorney. in an effort to avoid the death penalty. he admits his client committed the crime, but also points the finger at lice, saying officers could have done more to save the family. while cheshire police did respond to the pet home, they never went inside. on t stand, the police captain testified they followed protocol, telling the jury, if we had any indication of violencei would have been the first one through the door. >> a crime this vicious, and this personal, at the hands of strangers, makes many jurors think to themselves, my goodness. could this have happened to me? >> reporter: prosecutors are pushing for the death penalty, in a crime that was as brutal as william petit appeared strong. for "today," jeff rossen, nbc news, new york. >> and now for a check of the weather with bill karins. bill, good morning. >> good morning to you, amy. and now here's a look at the weather outside your window. >>> temperatures mostly in the 50s first thing this morning except for you folks lucky enough to live by the chesapeake bay where it
an unusual strategy by steven hayes' defense attorney. in an effort to avoid the death penalty. he admits his client committed the crime, but also points the finger at lice, saying officers could have done more to save the family. while cheshire police did respond to the pet home, they never went inside. on t stand, the police captain testified they followed protocol, telling the jury, if we had any indication of violencei would have been the first one through the door. >> a crime this...
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william petit finally came face to face this week with steven hayes, one of the two men accused of killing his wife and two daughters in a brutal 2007 home invasion. >> i mostly focused on the questions that i was being asked. just tried to do the best i could for my family. >> reporter: in court petit endured the 911 call made by a teller in this bank, where his wife, jennifer, seen here on this surveillance video, was taken by her attackers. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. the people are in a car outside the bank. she is getting $15,000 to bring out to them. that if the police are told they will kill the children and the husband. they have their faces covered. she is petrified. they told her they wouldn't hurt anybody if she got back there with the money. she believes them. i think she's walking out now. >> reporter: she walked into the ultimate nightmare. hayes and his accomplice, joshua komisarjevsky, took her home, where she was sexually assaulted. her two children were tied to their beds. her husband
william petit finally came face to face this week with steven hayes, one of the two men accused of killing his wife and two daughters in a brutal 2007 home invasion. >> i mostly focused on the questions that i was being asked. just tried to do the best i could for my family. >> reporter: in court petit endured the 911 call made by a teller in this bank, where his wife, jennifer, seen here on this surveillance video, was taken by her attackers. >> we have a lady who is in our...
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. >> prosecutors say the accused, steven hayes, along with his accomplish, still awaiting trial, broke into their home in july 2007 looking for money. the home invasion turned into a brutal crime after petit's wife and one daughter were raped. dr. petit told of escaping from the killers, having to leave his family from behind hoping to get help from a neighbor. i felt my heart was going to explode out of my chest. by the time help arrived, his wife had been strangled and the house set on fimp. both of his daughters died of smoke inhalation after being tied to their beds. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >> the impact of this testimony is intense. the doctor described the slaughter and the brutal nature of the crime. that's what gets the emotions going and that's how they are going to get this defendant put to death. >> also on tuesday, a -- actually a judge excuse ad juror who claimed he was confused by the prosecution's case saying it was disorganized. on top of that, monday, three jurors were, also, dismissed. harry? >> betty, what do you expect to happen in court today? >>
. >> prosecutors say the accused, steven hayes, along with his accomplish, still awaiting trial, broke into their home in july 2007 looking for money. the home invasion turned into a brutal crime after petit's wife and one daughter were raped. dr. petit told of escaping from the killers, having to leave his family from behind hoping to get help from a neighbor. i felt my heart was going to explode out of my chest. by the time help arrived, his wife had been strangled and the house set on...
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steven hayes and an accomplice broke into the cheshire, connecticut home of dr. william petit and beat him nearly to death. and no one disputes that the men sexually assaulted petit's wife and 11-year-old daughter, that they tied up petit's two young daughters and set the home on fire, killing everyone except the doctor. and yet the defense asks this jury for decency. >> the defense gets up and talks about decency when they're defending two people who strangled a woman with multiple sclerosis and tied a 17-year-old and 11-year-old to their beds and set the house on fire. >> reporter: hayes, a former drug addict and small-time thug, went on trial for a crime so gruesome prosecutors had to warn jurors that the details would make them uncomfortable, that they would hear indescribable events in the testimony. hayes' lawyer conceded much of the prosecution's case and told jurors, "things got out of hand. i hope i don't sound callous or indifferent," he said. "these are the chilling facts of the case." indeed, three jurors asked to be removed from the panel. the questi
steven hayes and an accomplice broke into the cheshire, connecticut home of dr. william petit and beat him nearly to death. and no one disputes that the men sexually assaulted petit's wife and 11-year-old daughter, that they tied up petit's two young daughters and set the home on fire, killing everyone except the doctor. and yet the defense asks this jury for decency. >> the defense gets up and talks about decency when they're defending two people who strangled a woman with multiple...
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. >> jurors saw this baseball bat which prosecutors say defendant steven hayes and partner joshua komisarjevsky used to savagely beat dr. petit. >> they are trying to present him as a person capable of emotion. perhaps if they humanize him to this jury they will later be rewarded by the jury offering a life sentence instead of the death penalty. >> hayes has already agreed to plead guilty in exchange for the life sentence but prosecutors want the death penalty. the judge dismissed the jurors after lunch because of hayes's fiscal condition. the trial resumes monday. >> so tough to hear. thanks. >> difficult. >> still ahead this morning, why did she do it? a woman who said she was attacked with acid, it was thrown in her face, admits it was all a hoax, self-inflicted. we'll get reaction from another acid attack victim. >>> plus a surprise visitor for joran van der slooth. we'll find out how natalie holloway's mother reportedly confronted him in a peruvian prison. this is "the early show" on cbs. [ female announcer ] moms always want to give 100%. and they can without even trying. caprisun 100% ju
. >> jurors saw this baseball bat which prosecutors say defendant steven hayes and partner joshua komisarjevsky used to savagely beat dr. petit. >> they are trying to present him as a person capable of emotion. perhaps if they humanize him to this jury they will later be rewarded by the jury offering a life sentence instead of the death penalty. >> hayes has already agreed to plead guilty in exchange for the life sentence but prosecutors want the death penalty. the judge...
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. >> it has been such an emotional first week in the trial of suspect steven hayes accused of breaking into the pettitte home in connecticut in 2007. prosecutors say hayes and another suspect beat the father with a baseball bat, raped and tortured the mother and two daughters and set the house on fire. the father, dr. william pettitte is the sole survivor of the vicious attack. his wife and two girls were tortured and died in the fire. on thursday, the judge adjourned court when it became too difficult for even several jurors to listen to. they cried when they saw the pictures of the victims and it will resume on monday. they'll face the death penalty in convicted. that's not what we're going to talk about. the crime is awful and grisly details are difficult for a jurors to hear, not a connecticut mom. jennifer took her two young children who are home schooled to court. they're six and seven years old, to listen to parts of that murder trial. now, she says that it's teaching them about the legal system, but critics are arguing she's exposing the children to potential psychological trau
. >> it has been such an emotional first week in the trial of suspect steven hayes accused of breaking into the pettitte home in connecticut in 2007. prosecutors say hayes and another suspect beat the father with a baseball bat, raped and tortured the mother and two daughters and set the house on fire. the father, dr. william pettitte is the sole survivor of the vicious attack. his wife and two girls were tortured and died in the fire. on thursday, the judge adjourned court when it became...
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steven hayes is on the right. it's his trial that is going on right now in new haven, the trial that was delayed after hayes tried to commit suicide in prison. the trial for his codefendant, a guy named joshua komiereski will start soon. the lawyers are trying to blame the cops for taking so long to get to the pettite house after receiving the initial 911 call from the bank . there was a 33-minute gap between the time they got the call and the time that they got to the house. the defense team is saying that the police were too late. if they had just got even there sooner their client would not have been able to commit the crimes. jon: observation, please, they are really arguing that thinks the cops fault that their clients murdered these people? >> reporter: it's a nauseating tactic, i agree with you jon that is what is taking place now in a courtroom in new haven, connecticut. jon: unbelievable. rick folbaum, thanks. jenna: more developments from john hopkins hospital. you're seeing live pictures there. we'll br
steven hayes is on the right. it's his trial that is going on right now in new haven, the trial that was delayed after hayes tried to commit suicide in prison. the trial for his codefendant, a guy named joshua komiereski will start soon. the lawyers are trying to blame the cops for taking so long to get to the pettite house after receiving the initial 911 call from the bank . there was a 33-minute gap between the time they got the call and the time that they got to the house. the defense team...
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hawke-petit gets into her car, along with suspect, steven hayes. the bank manager describes the vehicle to police. officers are dispatched to the house to set up a perimeter. 9:27 a.m. a police captain tells officers not to approach the house. almost 30 minutes go by. still, not a single officer approaches the petit home. no other authorities are alerted. not the fire department, not state police. in court, police testified that was protocol. in a hostage situation, they said, they don't storm the house. adding, they had no reason to believe anyone was in immediate danger. at 9:54 a.m., a police dispatch. dr. william petit, who would turn out to be the only survivor of this horrific crime, was in the yard calling for help. he was bleeding badly from his head, his ankles still tied. by now, nearly 40 minutes had passed since the bank manager had warned cheshire police about the nightmare scenario unfolding at the family's home. 40 minutes. police would soon learn that jennifer hawke-petit had been strangled. she and one of her daughters sexually ass
hawke-petit gets into her car, along with suspect, steven hayes. the bank manager describes the vehicle to police. officers are dispatched to the house to set up a perimeter. 9:27 a.m. a police captain tells officers not to approach the house. almost 30 minutes go by. still, not a single officer approaches the petit home. no other authorities are alerted. not the fire department, not state police. in court, police testified that was protocol. in a hostage situation, they said, they don't storm...